diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
index e559c0cb807..4090efa9551 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/api1.ts
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ export class ApiRepository implements Repository {
 		return this.#repository.setConfig(key, value);
 	}
 
+	unsetConfig(key: string): Promise<string> {
+		return this.#repository.unsetConfig(key);
+	}
+
 	getGlobalConfig(key: string): Promise<string> {
 		return this.#repository.getGlobalConfig(key);
 	}
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
index 851d5734977..ea78ac4d99a 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/api/git.d.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ export interface Repository {
 	getConfigs(): Promise<{ key: string; value: string; }[]>;
 	getConfig(key: string): Promise<string>;
 	setConfig(key: string, value: string): Promise<string>;
+	unsetConfig(key: string): Promise<string>;
 	getGlobalConfig(key: string): Promise<string>;
 
 	getObjectDetails(treeish: string, path: string): Promise<{ mode: string, object: string, size: number }>;
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 28f9b70b3b3..2a722502b75 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -1091,6 +1091,10 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		return this.run(Operation.Config(false), () => this.repository.config('add', 'local', key, value));
 	}
 
+	unsetConfig(key: string): Promise<string> {
+		return this.run(Operation.Config(false), () => this.repository.config('unset', 'local', key));
+	}
+
 	log(options?: LogOptions & { silent?: boolean }): Promise<Commit[]> {
 		const showProgress = !options || options.silent !== true;
 		return this.run(Operation.Log(showProgress), () => this.repository.log(options));